| View this as a webpage Minnesota Department of Health April 14, 2021 More than two million Minnesotans have now received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine – five weeks after announcing one million Minnesotans had at least one dose on March 6. Minnesota has administered more than three million COVID-19 vaccine doses. The milestone comes exactly three weeks after the state announced two million doses administered on March 18. Governor Walz announced a new permanent COVID-19 Community Vaccination Program site in Lino Lakes at the former YMCA. The large-scale Lino Lakes site is the ninth permanent community vaccination site in Minnesota. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered in Lino Lakes this week. It is important to continue to follow all public health guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19 even after you have been fully vaccinated. - Continue to wear a mask that fits well and stay at least 6 feet away from other people whenever you are in public or visiting with unvaccinated people from multiple households.
- Wash your hands often.
- Stay home if you are sick, especially if you have been around someone who has COVID-19. If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you should get tested.
- Do not visit people who have had close contact to someone with COVID-19 and are in quarantine.
- Avoid crowds and poorly-ventilated spaces.
- Delay unnecessary domestic or international travel.
 Federal Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause Minnesota is following the federal recommendation to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review data about an extremely rare type of blood clot that has been reported in six people who received that vaccine in the United States. Minnesota officials are not aware of any cases occurring among the more than 184,000 Minnesotans who have received this vaccine. If you received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine recently and you develop a severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination, contact your health care provider or go to the emergency room or urgent care. If you received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine more than a month ago, you are unlikely to develop this related condition. Contact your health care provider if you have concerns. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine represents about 6.6% of the total supply of vaccines Minnesota has received to date, so the pause is not expected to dramatically slow down vaccinations. However, anyone who currently has an appointment to receive the Johnson & Johnson vaccine should watch for a notification from their provider about canceling, postponing, or rescheduling the appointment. If your appointment is cancelled, you can Find Vaccine Locations and appointments through the Vaccine Locator map, local pharmacies, or your health care provider. Learn more: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Materials We are adding new videos, print materials, and translated documents often. Check out the pages below to view, download, or print these resources.
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